Veteran Journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has challenged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to back up their demand for an impartial forensic audit of Ghana’s voter registration with proof.
Kweku Baako Jr. questioned the precision of the NDC’s case for the audit in a recent article, questioning if they have disclosed all the details that support their claim.
He maintained that realpolitik and statecraft should be used to examine the question of whether or not an audit is necessary, rather than treating it as only an intellectual or academic one.
Kweku Baako, the Managing Editor of Crusading Guide Newspaper, has weighed in on the voter register controversy at a time when it is intensifying.
The Electoral Commission (EC) has been accused by the NDC of bloating the register with fictitious names; however, the EC has refuted these claims.
For the 2020 presidential and legislative elections, the Electoral Commission created a new voter registry.
The NDC and a few other opposition parties, however, expressed doubts about the register’s legitimacy due to problems including name duplication and the inclusion of non-Ghanaians.
Since then, the EC has put in place a few changes meant to allay these worries.
The NDC has demanded an independent forensic audit because they are still sceptical.
Kweku Baako raises important concerns regarding the audit’s coverage and scope. Which particular register sections does the NDC wish to have audited? Which are the main concerns they want the audit to look into?
Furthermore, Kweku Baako’s observation regarding the timing of the demand is also pertinent. Just three months before an election, is it prudent to start a forensic audit? How reasonable and practical would that recommendation be?
Kweku Baako’s message to the NDC is straightforward: back up your assertion with facts. Should the NDC possess proof of extensive anomalies in the voter registry, they ought to disclose it to the public.
To convince Ghanaians, however, that their call for an independent forensic audit is more than simply a political ploy, the NDC must offer definitive answers to these issues.
